Teachers will learn ways to use Edpuzzle with educational videos found online (YouTube, Khan Academy,etc.) and add elements to make them engaging and interactive for students. Participants will explore tools that allow them to add annotation to videos before sharing them with students or to embed questions to capture students’ responses.
The session will focus on adding questions, voice annotation, and text annotation that addresses content standards to videos in order to highlight key points and/or assess student understanding.
Does the video identify a clear topic to be discussed, a question to be answered or an objective to be reached?
The best lessons begin by clearly stating the subject and identifying the intended outcomes. In the same way, an educational video should begin by stating the topic and objectives.* (Avoid This!)
Is the content accurate?
This may require some cross-referencing and fact-checking on your part. Just as anyone can create a website, so, too, can anyone generate a channel and upload videos.*
Who’s producing (and possibly starring) in the video? Is the content creator an educator, expert in the field or an enthusiast on the topic?
Most videos or video channels have an “About” section where you can find out more about content creators and the purpose of the videos and channels. Establishing the content creators credibility is an important factor to consider during the evaluation process.*
Is there a balance between educational content and entertainment?
It’s the perennial question educators ask themselves –is the video purely for entertainment or is there educational value? You’ll find exciting videos with media, music and movement that capture student interest, but don’t offer much in terms of content. On the other hand, there are plenty of videos rich in content that lack energy, excitement and variety. The best ones capture both.*
Does the media used in the video add to or detract from the content?
The addition of graphics, demonstrations, music and written information should enhance the material presented. Unfortunately, poor sound quality, photo resolution and other low-quality additions can make a video less effective and distract students from the subject.*
Is there a wrap-up, summary or short conclusion?
Many videos are fast-paced, presenting a ton of information in a short period of time. Videos that conclude with a brief review of the information covered can be extremely helpful in highlighting the main points for students.*
EdPuzzle is very user-friendly and very Google-friendly. Using our CMCSS Google accounts for students and teachers will make accessing EdPuzzle a snap.
How Difficult Is It to Create Interactive Videos? Before you sign up for a teacher account, let's try making a video interactive.
Class Creation To get the full benefit of EdPuzzle with your students, they will need to login to your class with an account. There is more than one way to do this.
EdPuzzle Creation Make lessons to assign to your students one of 4 ways.
Start with someone else's EdPuzzle and change it.
Search through the thousands of videos listed in different channels.
Upload your own video up to 1GB in size.
Create Student Projects where they can show their learning.
I want to start with someone else's EDpuzzle and customize it.
Click the "Search" link at the top of the page. Click on the "EdPuzzle" Channel on the left side. Click in the search box to find content for your subject. Click on a video and then the "Use It" button.
I want to make my own EDpuzzle starting with a video.
Click the "Search" link at the top of the page. Click on a channel on the left side. Type a term in the search box to find the content for your subject. Click on the video and then the "Use It" button. Edit the title, trim the length, add voice or text annotations, and questions.
I want to upload my own videos to use in EDpuzzle.
From the Search section, click on the Upload button besides the search bar and select a video from your computer.
All major formats are supported but videos must not exceed 1GB.
I want my students to create their own video lessons in EDpuzzle. That is an excellent idea. Here is an old video that explains how
students can create their own video lessons. To get started you
just need to go to My Content > Create > Student Project and assign it to your class:
Assigning to EdPuzzle Videos
While you can assign the EdPuzzle Videos you make at the end of the creation process, the majority of the time you will likely assign them from either the "My Content" or the "Search" sections.
From "My Content"
From "Search"
Click on the EdPuzzle Video you wish to assign.
Click the Assign/Share button.
Click on the class(es) that need the assignment.Click "Send".
Alternately, you can click "Share" to get either a link or an embed code. Without signing in, the progress will not be kept.
Also a "Due Date" and "No Skipping" can be added at to the assignment.
There are 2 ways to use Search...
Paste the URL of a video from outside of EdPuzzle
Type keyword(s) in the search box to search the selected channels on the left of the screen.
Browse through the channels listed at the left.
Click on the EdPuzzle Video you wish to assign.
Click either Copy or Use It
Copy - Creates a copy you can assign "as is" in your My Content section.
UseIt - Creates an editable copy that you immediately alter to fit your lesson needs. Click Finish and you can Assign or Share as you would with EdPuzzles in the My Content section.
Publishing to Google Classroom
Once an assignment has been givent to students in a Google Classroom that has been linked to EdPuzzle, you can notify the students of work by posting the assignment back into the Google Classroom.
Click on the class.
Click on Assignments.
Beside the assignment, a Post button will appear.
It will switch to Google Classroom's website.
Choose the classroom to assign it.
Choose the type of assignment.
Click GO.
Fine tune your assignment settings in Google Classroom.
Click Assign.
Removing Assignments If you need to remove an assignment from your students, it is easy to do.
Click My Classes.
Click the class that has the assignment to remove.
Click Assignments.
Click Delete.
Sharing with Other Teachers There are 2 sections in Search. Private and Public. While you can use as many as you would like in Public, There are limitations in the Private section.
While it is possible to share with other teachers in your building, it is limited within a school building, and one day within the district. My School allows only 5 total shares with other teachers before you are blocked from sharing within that group. Deleting the shared lesson DOES NOT remove it from total shared lessons. Sharing is a paid feature.
Viewing Student Data While there is a Gradebook feature, it is a premium feature. As of 5-23-17, it can be earned by helping EdPuzzle advertise.
Outside of EdPuzzle's Gradebook, student progress can be viewed by individual assignment.
Click on My Classes.
Click on the class with the finished assignment.
Click either Upcoming or Due Soon to view the assignment.
Click Progress.
You will see who has completed and who has viewed the lesson. There is a Grade button to see text answers so you can grade your students' responses.
Click either Student for individual student progress or Question to view individual question responses for the group.
Mark their score on text-based answers. View how much of the video was watched and how many times they replayed individual sections.
Peer Review of Your EdPuzzle Creations
In the Google Sheet below, share your name, CMCSS email, grade/subject, and a link to the video lesson you created. Find at least one other participant's lesson and view it as a student. Give them honest and constructive feedback through the Comment feature or through a direct email.
Teachers will learn ways to use Edpuzzle with educational videos found online (YouTube, Khan Academy,etc.) and add elements to make them engaging and interactive for students. Participants will explore tools that allow them to add annotation to videos before sharing them with students or to embed questions to capture students’ responses.
Table of Contents
The session will focus on adding questions, voice annotation, and text annotation that addresses content standards to videos in order to highlight key points and/or assess student understanding.
Clear Target(s):
Participants will…What is Video-Based Instruction?
The embedded video below will allow you to see video-based instruction from the student's perspective.Feel free to explore EdPuzzle from the student's point of view in Guest Mode. No student submitted answers are kept in Guest Mode.
Middle and High School Teachers - Access the EdPuzzle Video from this link and sign into Google as a Student.
https://goo.gl/rSr4QB
Elementary School Teachers - Access the EdPuzzle Video from this link and sign into Google as a Student.
https://edpuzzle.com/join/daezopf
Once you sign out, you can sign back in as a teacher with the same account.
What Makes a Good Video to Use for Instruction?
While these are not strict rules, they are guidelines that will help both you and your students make the most of your videos used in class.*- from PDF titled "Mind/Shift: Teachers' Guide to Using Videos" by Caitlin Tucker downloadable at
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2013/03/MindShift-Guide-to-Videos.pdf
EdPuzzle: Getting Started
EdPuzzle is very user-friendly and very Google-friendly. Using our CMCSS Google accounts for students and teachers will make accessing EdPuzzle a snap.How Difficult Is It to Create Interactive Videos?
Before you sign up for a teacher account, let's try making a video interactive.
Login/Account Creation
Class Creation
To get the full benefit of EdPuzzle with your students, they will need to login to your class with an account. There is more than one way to do this.
EdPuzzle Creation
Make lessons to assign to your students one of 4 ways.
Click the "Search" link at the top of the page. Click on the "EdPuzzle" Channel on the left side. Click in the search box to find content for your subject. Click on a video and then the "Use It" button.
a video.
Click the "Search" link at the top of the page. Click on a channel on the left side. Type a term in the search box to find the content for your subject. Click on the video and then the "Use It" button. Edit the title, trim the length, add voice or text annotations, and questions.
From the Search section, click on the Upload button
besides the search bar and select a video from your
computer.
All major formats are supported but videos must
not exceed 1GB.
That is an excellent idea. Here is an old video that explains how
students can create their own video lessons. To get started you
just need to go to My Content > Create > Student Project and assign it to your class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGbTQI1OEU&t=1s
Students cannot create anything in EdPuzzle on their own. It must be part of a Student Project created by a teacher.
EdPuzzle: Assigning and Sharing
Assigning to EdPuzzle VideosWhile you can assign the EdPuzzle Videos you make at the end of the creation process, the majority of the time you will likely assign them from either the "My Content" or the "Search" sections.
Publishing to Google Classroom
Once an assignment has been givent to students in a Google Classroom that has been linked to EdPuzzle, you can notify the students of work by posting the assignment back into the Google Classroom.
Removing Assignments
If you need to remove an assignment from your students, it is easy to do.
Sharing with Other Teachers
There are 2 sections in Search. Private and Public. While you can use as many as you would like in Public, There are limitations in the Private section.
While it is possible to share with other teachers in your building, it is limited within a school building, and one day within the district. My School allows only 5 total shares with other teachers before you are blocked from sharing within that group. Deleting the shared lesson DOES NOT remove it from total shared lessons. Sharing is a paid feature.
Viewing Student Data
While there is a Gradebook feature, it is a premium feature. As of 5-23-17, it can be earned by helping EdPuzzle advertise.
Outside of EdPuzzle's Gradebook, student progress can be viewed by individual assignment.
Mark their score on text-based answers. View how much of the video was watched and how many times they replayed individual sections.
Peer Review of Your EdPuzzle Creations
In the Google Sheet below, share your name, CMCSS email, grade/subject, and a link to the video lesson you created. Find at least one other participant's lesson and view it as a student. Give them honest and constructive feedback through the Comment feature or through a direct email.Overview of Blended Learning - Khan Academy video tutorials featuring content from the Christensen Institute
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